The human rights group CSW reported the Assemblies of God Church has been under threat since 2015. The group said Cuban authorities claim the demolition was for the construction of train tracks on the site, but sources said the church was the only building in the neighborhood that was destroyed.Pastor Alain Toledano, who lives in the same neighborhood and pastors another church, recorded the incident and broadcasted [sic] it on Facebook Live.
The video showed trucks, bulldozers, tractors, patrol cars, and dozens of Cuban State Security agents surrounding the building as members of the church sang in the background.
Toledano also urged viewers to share the video saying, “They fear information more than weapons… It is a video of the attack by the Cuban state against the church, it is an attack by State Security against the people of God.”
He continued, “Let the world find out what is happening here, the true face of this political system, the true face of the communist system.